Kuwait A306 near Dubai on Jul 7th 2015, engine problem
Last Update: July 8, 2015 / 20:49:19 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 7, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
Kuwait Airways
Flight number
KU-361
Departure
Kuwait, Kuwait
Destination
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Aircraft Registration
9K-AME
Aircraft Type
Airbus A300
ICAO Type Designator
A306
The airline reported flight KU-361 suffered a technical defect in one of the engines and diverted to Dubai's Al Maktoum Airport.
A replacement Airbus A300-600 registration 9K-AMB was dispatched to Dubai and reached Colombo as flight KU-1361 with a delay of 16:45 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 25 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 7, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
Kuwait Airways
Flight number
KU-361
Departure
Kuwait, Kuwait
Destination
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Aircraft Registration
9K-AME
Aircraft Type
Airbus A300
ICAO Type Designator
A306
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